ORIGINAL RESEARCH-EJACULATORY DISORDERS: Screening for Erectile Dysfunction in Men with Lifelong Premature Ejaculation-Is the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) Reliable?

This study demonstrates a 33.3% false positive SHIM diagnosis of ED in men with PE. This is likely to limit subject recruitment in clinical trials by exclusion of subjects with low-range IELTs but is unlikely to result in significantly different baseline IELTs or IELT distributions. McMahon CG. Screening for erectile dysfunction in men with lifelong premature ejaculation-Is the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) reliable? J Sex Med 2009;6:567-573.